XSeries-forum

Hi All,

First time posting here.....hope everyone is enjoying their wonderful BMW's.  And thanks for all the very useful info provided in this forum. 

I'm currently in the buying process for a new BMW X3, and have been considering a used F25 30D or 35D M Sport.  Recently a dealership in the UK just got in an extremely well optioned X3 35D M Sport -- the only thing it not really having that I would like is VDC.  The colour combination is basically perfect for me, and its almost as if I would have built the car myself.  The original price was £53K, was registered in April and now they want £38.9K for it.  It has done 9300 miles so far.

I think its a fairly good deal....but would be highly interested to know whether you think this is a good price. I'd also be interested to hear opinions on buying an ex-demo car (9300 miles seems quite high to me for only being a demo car).  The car is warrantied until April 2018, so should anything go wrong, I should at least be okay for the next couple years.  And there is no way I could afford the new 2015 Facelift model otherwise.  I am a little concerned about 20" tires, but have done my research and the reports on ride quality are generally good.  I also am coming from a 335D M Sport Estate with low-profile 19" run flats, so am hoping this is about the same. 

Finally, what price is realistic to negotiate?  I imagine at this price they will not have a problem selling it, so perhaps £500 discount or so?

Thanks so much for the feedback, and hope to join the community of X3 drivers soon!

Have a good evening,
Jason

Hi and welcome Jason.

Good luck with the purchase, as for best price I would expect to get £1000 off the car but that's depends on how much you're prepared to play hardball.

Don

Hi All,

Just thought I would update everyone that emotion somewhat took over since the car was such an ideal match for me, and I only was able to negotiate £250 off.  I suppose the dealer held most of the cars since they just got in the vehicle this week, and were willing to wait for a better offer.  But I did opt to take out the minimum finance package that qualified for another £750/off, so in the end it was a full £1000 off list. 

All in all, I'm happy and can't wait to pick her up next week. The car is in N.Ireland, so should be a great drive back down to London. 

Cheers all and happy driving. 

Jason

A very similar story to me.  Ex demo 3.0 M Sport lci with only 3550 miles. I managed to negotiate a £700 discount and used the savings to buy the 5 year maintenance package. The warranty is the remainder of 3 years and takes me up until Oct 2017.
Look forward to seeing you around London,come say hello

Funnily enough mine is also an ex-demo m sport.
When the BMW website had the ratings on it, mine was fully optioned up including 5 years servicing etc.

Like you, I was missing the VDC, and that is the one thing I miss, apart from LED lights, the standard Halogen ones are truly dread.

I actually didn't know the car had xenons until i rocked up to the dealership, so in my eyes a freebie